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Gracia Sainz

Consultant
General Secretary

CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo
Paseo de Recoletos 7–9
28004 Madrid
Spain
Languages Spanish, English

Gracia Sainz is General Secretary of CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo and a Partner of the Corporate/M&A department.

With regards to corporate law, Gracia's experience includes ongoing advice on contractual and corporate governance matters, performing the role of secretary of the board of directors for several companies, as well as advice on acquisitions and the structural modification of enterprises.

Her experience in the banking and finance sector comprises advice on financial transactions of varying nature to both the financial entities and those on the receiving end of such finance. Moreover, she has also advised various financial institutions on regulatory matters and has taken part in numerous merger and acquisition operations of financial institutions. She has been secretary of the board of directors of credit and venture capital entities.

In 2018, she received the InspiraLaw award from Iberian Lawyer, which recognises leading women in the legal sector.

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"It’s not only her experience in the market but also that she makes sures he knows all the contracts of the day and what’s happening. I appreciate her knowledge and the effort she makes to stay in contact with everything".

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Relevant experience

  • Gracia has advised leading companies in their sectors in a wide variety of operations. For example, she advised Haitong Bank on the sale of Aernnova and Empark, Banco Sabadell on the placement of a bond issue in the Alternative Fixed-Income Market (MARF) and Novo Banco in different matters relating to the implementation of the resolution applied to BES by the Bank of Portugal. 
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Publications

  • Gracia has published a wide variety of articles and works for both specialist and general publications.
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Lectures list

  • During her diverse career, Gracia has participated as a speaker in various conferences and events organized by prestigious institutions.
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Education

  • 1978 - Graduate of Law, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain).
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24/01/2018
Gracia Sainz recibe el premio 'InspiraLAw' de Iberian Lawyer
Gracia Sainz, socia de Corporate / M&A y Bancario y Financiero de CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo, ha sido nominada entre las top 50 abogadas y ha recibido el premio InspiraLaw de Iberian Lawyer, que...
19/01/2018
CMS ha asesorado a un accionista de Aernnova Aerospace en la venta de su...
CMS ha asesorado a un accionista de Aern­nova Aerospace Corporation en la venta de su participación accionarial a TowerBrook, Torreal y Península. Dicha operación ha supuesto la venta por diversos...

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09/02/2018
Corporate / M&A
Why choose CMS Corporate / M&A With more laywers across Europe than any other law firm, CMS Corporate / M&A offers: More deals than any other law firm We close more than a deal a day each year and are...
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The future of fracking?
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25/03/2014
Refinancing agreements and their protection against claw-back actions after...
The Royal Decree-law 4/2014, dated 7th of March, adopting urgent measures on the refinancing and restructuring of corporate debt, has modified certain provisions of the Insolvency Law regulation in relation...
25/03/2014
Banking and Finance Alert | March 2014
The Royal Decree-law 4/2014, dated 7th of March, adopting urgent measures on the refinancing and restructuring of corporate debt, has modified certain provisions of the Insolvency Law regulation in relation...
12/03/2014
Royal Decree-law 4/2014: Restructuring and Refinancing of Corporate Debt
1. Introduction On Saturday the 8th of March, the Royal Decree –law 4/2014, dated 7th March, was published in the Official State Bulletin, which adopts urgent measures in the subject of the refinancing...
26/12/2013
Interview with Gracia Sainz: “if we all pitch in just a little, we can...
15/02/2013
Comparison of the main tax and regulatory aspects concerning Spanish real...
15/01/2013
Finance Alert | January 2013
Application of new capital requirements for credit institutions: A Guide
01/12/2012
Corporate Bulletin nº 11 (October - December 2012)
05/10/2012
Corporate Bulletin nº 10 (June - September 2012)
05/10/2012
Banking and Finance Alert – Write-down and Sale of Real Estate Assets in...
10/07/2012
Banking and Finance Alert July 2012 - The new circular of the Bank of Spain...